by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 24, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Life Lessons, Motivation
“I can’t believe we’re actually doing this!” Donna hugged me excitedly and continued, “We’re actually here!” We stood with around 35,000 of our closest friends in the Pentagon parking lot at the start of the 2013 Army 10-Miler...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 11, 2013 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
“Seldom do we stop doing what we’re doing and think about (and rework) how we’re doing it.” Scott Belsky, Founder of Behance and author of Making Ideas Happen Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been pouring over a hodgepodge of journals...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 6, 2013 | Fitness, Motivation
Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before. Not only that, I had never expected to even attempt it. I ran 8 miles. Well, sort of. It’s all Donna’s fault. Donna’s my friend who asked me back in April if I would sign up for the Army...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 2, 2013 | Fitness, Mindfulness, Motivation
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” ~ John Wooden It was the night before my first triathlon. Though I was still riding an emotional high after completing my first mud run earlier that day, I realized I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 20, 2013 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
“A ship in the harbor is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.” ~ Anonymous I am a newly minted triathlete. That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it. It was touch and go there for a while. Way back in January, I had written...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 12, 2013 | Fitness, Motivation
Life is made up of marble and mud.~ Nathaniel Hawthorne When was the last time you got dirty? Not just a little dirty (not even gardening dirty). I’m talking top of your head to the bottom of your shoes with not one clean inch in between dirty. Maybe...
